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Jeremiah 42:1-3
Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 42:1-3
Tree of Life Version
Warning Against Flight to Egypt
42 Then all the commanders of the forces, Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached 2 and said to the prophet Jeremiah, “Please, let our petition be presented before you, and pray to Adonai your God on our behalf,[a] for all this remnant—for we who are left are but a few out of many, as you are seeing with your own eyes— 3 that Adonai your God may tell us the way we should go and what we should do.”
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- Jeremiah 42:2 cf. Acts 8:24; Jacob 5:16.
Jeremiah 42:1-3
New International Version
Jeremiah 42:1-3
New International Version
42 Then all the army officers, including Johanan(A) son of Kareah and Jezaniah[a] son of Hoshaiah,(B) and all the people from the least to the greatest(C) approached 2 Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray(D) to the Lord your God for this entire remnant.(E) For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few(F) are left. 3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”(G)
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- Jeremiah 42:1 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also 43:2) Azariah
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